Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Venables and Thompson [1997] UKHL 25 is a UK constitutional law case, concerning the exercise of independent judgement in judicial review. Facts
On 12 February 1993 in Merseyside, two 10-year-old boys, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, abducted, tortured, and murdered a two-year-old boy, James Patrick Bulger (16 March 1990 [2] – 12 February 1993). [3] [4] Thompson and Venables led Bulger away from the New Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle, after his mother had taken her eyes off him ...
On sentencing, the act formally removes the role of the Home Secretary in sentencing of young people for grave crimes (such as murder) following the decisions by the House of Lords in R v Secretary of State for the Home Dept ex parte Venables and Thompson (1997) [5] and the subsequent case at the European Court of Human Rights, T. v United Kingdom.
Born on 21 February 1959 as Paula Anne Vennells, [1] [2] she was born and grew up in Denton, Lancashire. [3] [4] [5] Her father was an industrial chemist and academic, her mother a great-granddaughter of Sir James Watts of Abney Hall, mayor of Manchester in the 1850s and grandfather of Conservative party member of Parliament James Watts. [3]
The police later apprehended Thompson and Venables as CCTV images showed the boys leaving the shopping centre with the toddler. At Preston Crown Court Thompson and Venables, both then aged 11, stood trial and were found guilty by the jury. Justice Moorland sentenced Thompson and Venables to serve a minimum of 8 years at Her Majesty's pleasure.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
From WR depth to throwback uniforms and more, Brent Venables previewed OU's upcoming game vs. Houston on Tuesday. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Jon Venables, from 1993 to 2001, in Vardy House, a small eight-bedded unit. [9] Venables was one of James Bulger's killers. [4] Despite initial problems, Venables was said to have eventually made good progress at Red Bank, resulting in him being kept there for the full eight years, despite the facility only being a short-stay remand unit. [9]